By Bishop Mark Short. I am writing this reflection on International Women’s Day, thankful for the enormous contribution made by women, lay and ordained, stipendiary and voluntary to the life and witness of our Diocese. I am also proud that our Diocese has been a pioneer in the recognition of women’s ministry through the…
Embracing Ministries provides pastoral care, spiritual support and developmentally appropriate programs for children and especially families in the Canberra area who live with disability. The program has seen incredible growth over the past year, in spite of the challenges of COVID-19. According to Director, Andrea De Vaal Horcui, families feel they have found a…
Rev’d Jonathon Holt from Lanyon Valley Anglican Church shares with us his passion for ministry and the Gordon Community Centre which serves the local community and operates in partnership with Anglicare. When did you know you were called to ministry? As an older teenager, people at church encouraged me to have a go at…
By Angie Winter Eurobodalla Homelessness Support Service. “Ooh I do like that dress,” was the first thing I said when Sue, a long-term client came into the office with some housing paperwork. Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany’s immediately came to mind. Sue wearing a little black dress, wide brimmed hat and kitten heeled…
Anglicare invites you to pray with us as we seek to live out our vision. We have been exploring why we care, how we care and what shapes our care over the past few months. This is the result of much prayer and discussion. Our Vision (WHY we care) What we are aiming for…
20 January 2021 Generous support from local churches, businesses and individuals has enabled Anglicare to continue to meet the increasing needs of local families who found themselves struggling over the Christmas and New Year period. Hundreds of donated Christmas presents and items of non-perishable food, given in the lead up to Christmas, allowed Anglicare…
2020 has been a challenging year. We’ve been reminded daily that we are all dependent on each other, and our actions affect people we may never meet. Interdependence is familiar to anyone who walks with our compassionate God. The Public Issues Commission, with the support of Anglicare, is offering a six-week study which looks at what God has to tell us about compassion in…
Hundreds of local families are expected to benefit from Anglicare and St Saviours Cathedral annual Christmas Giving Tree appeal which begins this week. This marks the ninth year of the appeal, and Dean of St Saviour’s Cathedral, The Very Reverend Phillip Saunders, says that following such a challenging 12 months, the Giving Tree is…
Months have passed since the New Year bushfires but Anglicare’s Bushfire Recovery Coordinators are still supporting communities through the loss and trauma. Mark and Sharon lost their home in the Dunn’s Road Bushfire in January. The Anglicare Bushfire Recovery Team supported Mark and Sharon through their loss in a time that was difficult for many people. Now Mark and Sharon…
Anglicare’s Homelessness and Housing service along with other partner organisations in Goulburn are seeking to raise awareness and support for people leaving domestic violence. Anglicare’s service alone assists over 600 people in Goulburn a year with around 40 per cent of clients affected by domestic violence. Anglicare are keen to raise awareness on the…
